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S-Boats in the People's Navy (Volksmarine) 1956 - 1990

Light-Torpedo-S-Boat "Iltis" (Projekt 63.300)

Since function-model 63.1 which had been built by Peenewerft, Wolgast, did not dive up and could therefore not reach the required Speed of 50 kts, because it did not come into the gliding phase, a new boat 63.2  with changed hull and engines placed more forward was built starting 1961. Thus the required speed of 50 kts was exceeded but the boat was instable. 1962 function-model 63.3 was built with slightly changed hull  which as well reached a speed of more than 50 kts and was not showing the instability of model 63.2. 

Drawing from Mehl/Schäfer: Die andere deutsche Marine

 

Technical Data

Shipyards VEB Peenewerft, Wolgast
Unit built 30
From/to 1961 - 1964
In Commission 1963 - 1977
Displacement 16,8 t
Length 14,8 m
Beam 3,4 m
Draught 1,05 m
Propulsion 2 x M 50 F-3 each 1200 PS
Shafts/Propellers 2 - 2
Speed 50 kts
Complement 3
Armament 2 - Torpedo Tube 53,3 cm

 

Boat of Type "Iltis" at Full Speed (Picture: Dieter Flohr)

Boat of Type "Iltis" firing Torpedo (Picture: Institut für Schiffbau, Wolgast)

Specials:

The torpedoes were fired aft with fore-end ahead. Boats had to turn away hard to avoid hit by own torpedo.

Serial No. 63.314 (Boat 986) is at Marinemuseum Stralsund/Dänholm

Boat 986 at Marinemuseum Dänholm (Picture: Michael Thiel)

Whereabouts of the boats of Projekt 63.3

Boat-Nr. Name Commissioned Decommissioned Hull-Number Whereabouts
63.1 - - - - Broken up
63.2 - - - - Broken up
63.3 - - - - Broken up
63.31 - 30.08.63 31.03.66 915 Boken up
63.32 - 15.10.63 05.11.69 973 Broken up
63.33 - 07.09.63 05.11.69 976 Broken up
63.34 - 03.05.64 05.11.69 975 Broken up
63.35 - 30.08.63 20.02.68 V-01 Broken up
63.36 - 30.08.63 20.05.72 963 Broken up
63.301 - 25.07.64 01.12.73 954 Broken up
63.302   25.07.64 09.04.73 980 Broken up
63.303 - 25.07.64 09.12.74 981 Broken up
63.304 - 05.09.64 31.03.77 984 Broken up
63.305 - 05.09.64 02.10.76 983 Broken up
63.306 - 05.10.64 28.08.75 984 Broken up
63.307 - 28.09.64 31.03.77 987 Broken up
63.308 - 20.11.64 10.05.76 995 Broken up
63.309 - 11.12.64 01.12.73 996 Broken up
63.310 - 11.12.64 06.12.73 996 Broken up
63.311 - 22.12.64 23.03.76 997 Broken up
63.312 - 22.12.64 17.03.76 989 Broken up
63.313 - 22.01.65 16.01.76 950 Traditionboat at Dranske
63.314 - 05.06.65 14.07.73 986 Navymuseum Dänholm
63.215 - 05.06.65 09.12.76 951 Broken up
63.316 - 05.06.65 14.07.73 986 Broken up
63.317 - 05.06.65 14.03.73 989 Broken up
63.318 - 05.06.65 09.11.76 988 Broken up
63.319 - 05.07.65 05.01.77 981 Broken up
62.320 - 05.07.65 29.08.75 987 Broken up
63.321 - 01.10.65 09.12.74 957 Broken up
63.322 - 01.10.65 23.09.75 971 Broken up
63.323 - 01.10.65 20.08.76 972 Broken up
63.324 - 01.10.65 18.06.76 973 Broken up
63.325 - 01.10.65 28.09.76 974 Broken up
63.326 - 01.12.65 04.06.76 975 Broken up
63.327 - 01.12.65 ? 976 Broken up
63.328 - 01.12.65 23.12.75 977 Broken up
63.329 - 08.01.66 31.03.77 978 Broken up
63.330 - 08.01.66 06.12.75 979 Broken up